Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-14

A CONFERENCE WITH SECRETARY LAMAR
Mr.. Frederick o. Prince, ex-mayor OF Boston.
had q conference to-day with SECRETARY Lamar. -
the lAtter-s request for the purpose o. sdvinng
with him. AZ the representative OF the ffse,ds q
the Indians 10 New England, as TO ehe proper ere
eutton OF the Indian severalty law. which the De-
Is n NOV 20 pS issG
tons In Dakota and Siletz reServa alton. In Oregon.
The Department has authority nom the President
10 carry out this law a 20 these reservttionA
and as rapidly as possible the same thing viii
De done on the other reservations Mayor Prince
and the other members OF the association are anx-
ious 10 have men appointed a. special agents un-
der this bill who Interested In the welfare OF
the Indians and Will that the law is fairy and
properly put into operation. IL Is probable that
In addition 90 the inspectors who viii he appointed
by the President this association will also send
representatives to these agencies AZ their expense
Rights Association In Philadelphia has vritten
70 the Secretary on the same subject
Policemen Must He Careful.
OFFICER KIIfs' AssArI.ASr sEST TO IAIl~
The case OF Joseph Hayes, the colored man who
assaulted officer Kills several days ago IN Q
tenement house In the division" was called
oficer Ellis testified that he arrested HAYES
defendant had threatened her nfe VII.
resisted and assaulted witness. After being badly
injured by the prisoner the latter escaped and
witness fired one shot at him. other witnesses
testified that Hayes resisted the ofcer because be
uhe officerp had not seen him DO ANYTHING lie
knocked the officer down twice, ana while down
kicked him. When the Officer recovered he fired
at him. The defendant gave similar testimony
Mr.. Cahill claimed that the arrest was illegal
because IL was for misdemeanor, and without
the officer either seeing the onense committed or
having warrant
The Judge agreed with Mr.. Cahill and said that
so FAR as the first blow was concerned there was
some doubt as 10 whether he had not the right 10
inriict IL, but after being free from arrest
he persisted I'm his assault ON the
officer. Policemen should De extremely care
should be careful and make the proper distinction
between misdemeanor and a felony. The
supreme Court has practically held that a felony
Is an pneRse for which the offender may be sent
the penitentiary, and they might well take that
definition OF IL and act accordingly. He was given
sixty days In jail
NAVAL oRpEKs.-Capt. l. A. Bearislee 10 attend.
ance on torpedo Instruction. Capt @. C. witse 10
command the receiving ship Franklin. Lieut. ID. /.
Wilson 10 Instruction In torpedo service Lieut. IL n
Hosley as Inspector OF steel for the criisers
surgeon B. r. Rogers 10 duty At the marine
rendezvous, New York. Cadet Engineer Frank X.
Conant 20 duty on board the Quinnebaug cant.
Harry Wilson has been detached from the rpceiy-
Ing ship Franklin and placed on waiting orterN
Lieut.. commander Thomas Perry frpm The Boston.
granted three months sick leave Knsign
Philip Landslide from duty at Pittsburg,
ordered to special duty at PhnIihviie.
surgeon w. q. Dixon, nom the marine rendezvous,
New York, and ordered 20 special duty al Balti-
more, Md. Paymasper n. 7. b. Harris run the
New York hayward ana ordered 10 the aaiena-
Paymaster II. I. SPEEDING, from the Galcna and
ordered 10 settle accounts Passed Assistant Engi-
neer A NJ Mattice, from the bureau OF steam enpi-
neering, 10 duty In connection with the new
cruisers AZ Cramps yard Cadet Engineer Gus
tave kainInerlang, from duty under the advisory
board and ordered 10 Cramps ship-yard. stephen
McCarty. mos NJ. johnston, and John j. Gym,
nave peen appointed acting bostswains In the
Navy.
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